Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-09-28
FISH FOR THE PEOPLE.

again performed kind offices for our people.
Car No. l with quotas of young fish adapted to
our streams arrived here on the 2lst instant,
and made distribution as follows: 1000 each
of California and Brook trout were placed at
the headwaters of the North river, at Shift
Iett's. and the same number in Mossey Creek,
at Mt. Scion, 500 each in Buffalo branch, at
Buffalo Gap. GOO carp were placed in Christians
creek and several ponds in the county, inclu'
ding the one at the Fair Grounds, were furn-
ished with red eyed perch. Recently 5000 non
migrating salmon were placed in the South
river at Waynesboro.
All the fish for the mountain streams are
from the Virginia hatchery at Wytheville,
which is operated by our Virginia Commits
sioner. Colonel Marshall Mcdonald, under the
U. 8. Commission, in which department col.
Mcdonald is assigned to leading position.
The car returned to Wytheyilie for another
installment which was placed in the head
waters of the James river at Goshen and Mill
boro on the 9th instant. and then returned
again for more for the fresh-water streams in
Maryland and New York.
The distribution is under the supervision OF
Mr.. George H. b. Moore, who has been here
before on similar occasions.
Col. Mcdonald apd Professor g. E. Goode, who
chief of the s.. Commission, were also here.
Many of our citizens called upon them during
their brief stay. Professor Goode. for the first
time visited our State hatchery at Wytheville,
and was highly pleased with what he saw, and
embraced the opportunity to speak Of the ser
vices of Col. Mcdonald, not only to his own
State, but to the department at Washington, in
flattering terms. He also had the pleasure OF
meeting here his kinsman, DR.. W. H. Goode
and family. of this city.
The department and its officers entreat the
people again to extend protection to the youn.
fish. and to discoun tenance the abuses of fish
ermen in the -illegitimate modes adopted for
catching them.
REV. ]. E. BOOKER ACCEPTS THE CALL TO
HEBRON CHURCH.-The many friends of Rev.
]. E. Booker, formerly pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church of this place, and for the
past several years co-pastor with Rev. J. G.
Barr, In the First Presbyterian Church Of
Charleston, W. Va, will be pleased to learn
that he is again coming back to Augusta CO.
On Sunday night of last week, he announced
to his congregation that he had accepted 8
call to Hebron Church. four miles west OF
Staunton. We learn that he expects to preach
| at Hebron on next Sabbath, October End. He
| is an excellent man, and will not fail to win
friends wherever he may be. The Charleston
Daily SsaT of the goth inst, says:
"Since Mr.. Booker has acted as co-pastor o.
| the First Presbyterian church of this city, ht
has made many warm friends and admirers
| who will be extremely sorry to see him leave.
He is a man of broad, liberal mind, and O
high scholarly attain ments. His sermons have
| been plain and to the point, being fearles.
and open denunciation of the wrong doing
| among members of the church. as well as en-
tertaining dissertations on the character of thu
christian religion. Mr.. Booker is an earnest
God-fearing man. and a good minister ont
more than usually pleasant in his pastoral re-
| lations with his con gregation."
| His congregation were 10th to give their con-
sent to unite with him in asking the Presby-
| terry to dissolve their pastoral relation. The
members of the session spoke highly of hi
usefulness and popularity, and the Elders said
they knew no reason why they should agre'
for him to go, except that he thought thu
change would be advantageous to himself
| that his field of usefulness would be enlarged
and he wished to go-and that being the case
they moved that the congregation would giv'
| its consent. A few of the congregation voted
| in the affirmative-the majority declining tt
| vote either way-and thus consent was given
Mrs. Booker and children will leave Charles
ton this, wednesday,. morning, and arriv'
| here this afternoon on the Express train, an6
will stop with the family OF Capt. T. c. Nor